to reach; to get to; to arrive at
serious; severe; grave; acute
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to keep a watchful eye on
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
that kind; competition; match
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ratio; proportion; percentage
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
cock; rooster; chanticleer
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
economic world; financial circles; business community
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
after a long time; for the first time in a while
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
discipline; training; teaching manners
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
irritating; aggravating; upsetting